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USC meet Sf S Senior guard Barry Manning drives loss to Clemson Saturday night. Olympic Cc to determine By The Associated Press si The International Olympic pi Committee on Friday defended B its sex test for female athletes competing in the Winter Games, je dismissing charges that the pro- le C - - ? cedure was unethical. lc "We have been very surprised (^( that this controversy has developed just days before the 1 Games," IOC spokeswoman Michele Verdier said. "We are not 1 introducing anything new. We have had this testing since 1968." The test is intended to prevent c( men from masquerading as wo- 'c men athletes. , cl Controversy arose this week when a group of prominent d< French scientists and France's p; committee on medical ethics con- rr demned the test as discriminat- tl ory, medically flawed and a vioi lation of privacy. te Verdier said, "It is not for the tl IOC to decide who is a man and ci who is a woman. We just want to make sure that athletes compete tl under fair conditions and to pro- lc tect the rights of the athletes." tl She said the procedure re- C ceived full backing last year from the IOC's athletes' commis- d ___________ Enjoy the Exciteme ORGA Thursday, at V (Enter Ma Come to Either Meeting i s brick wa 2 ,./> /'r 1 J 1 Eric Glenn/The Gamecock ; toward the basket in (JSC's Ga the )mmittee de 3 athlete's g on before being formally ap- M< oved by the Executive Board at to erlin. bl< The IOC previously had re- mt cted proposals for making athtes undergo physical or gyne- int gical tests to prove their gen- in m\ Verdier said. wc The test being used for the Al- m< ertville Games is a slightly en lodified version of the procejre used since 1968. tht The previous test analyzed for or vo X-chromosomes, the female Sc ambination. The new test, deve- pr< >ped at a French hospital in bl< hambcry, detects the Y- bl< iromosome. An XX-chromosome pairing so -termines a female and an XY- loi airing a male. Certain genetic be mtations also can be detected in le new procedure. do The test is done on athletes en- lit '.red in women's events. Once co ipv nnss. thev receive a "certifi- ha '~J I ? -- - * ? ate of femininity." The Executive Board opens a ris iree-day meeting Saturday, fol- wl awed by a two-day session of A] le entire 93-member IOC. The iames begin Feb. 8. Sa Verdier said Prince Alexandre Cc e Merode, chairman of the IOC iss Be Part c Carolina C USC's Recruiting Hi Be Part of Gamecoi Football's Natior Ranked Recru Your School Pride an 'nt of the Southeaster NIZATIONAL MEETING February 6th at 3pm or Villiams-Brice Stadium iin Gate, Directly Left of Gati - Meetings Will Last Approxi II on fre< jamecocks lue to poor CHAD BRAY sistant Sports Editor n a game that can only be deibed as ugly, the Gamecocks L to the Clemson Tigers, 55-52, urday night. JSC, which meets Ole Miss at M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum in iversity, Miss., Wednesday, lost er Clemson's freshman guard ris Whitney hit two clutch free ows with :33 left in the game. Whitney's two shots were the anest shots either team saw Saday night from behind the freeow line. Clemson went 5-for-13 ?m behind the charity stripe, lile USC shot a miserable or-18. rhe Gamecocks' woes began ien senior guard Barry Manning ssed two early free throws with 10 left in the first half. Senior guard Jo Jo English, ju>r swineman Trov McKoy, ju >r center Edmond Wilson and ju>r forward Chris Leso all missed m behind the line in the first If. Senior center Jeff Roulston was i Gamecocks' only bright spot m the free-throw line. He went or-4 in the first half. In the first seven minutes, USC ilt a 10-2 lead off jump shots by glish, Wilson and Manning and f an alley-oop dunk by junior ward Jamie Watson. With 5:29 left in the half, the imecocks posted an 18-9 lead, iir largest lead in the game. fends test ender jdical Commission, will report the board on proposals to use 3od tests as an anti-doping iasure. The procedure likely would be roduced at the Summer Games Barcelona. The blood tests >uld supplement urinalysis as a jans to detect performancehancing drugs in athletes. The IOC reported in December it there are no religious, moral legal objections to blood tests, ime officials have since ex;ssed concern about the possii risks of using needles to draw 3od from athletes. The question of Magic Johnn's participation in the Barcena Games also is expected to discussed, Verdier said. Last week, Australian team etor Brian Sando said Austranlnroro cKaiiIH rofncn t r\ Ill OIIUUIU 1 IU mpete against the U.S. basket11 team if Johnson plays. He said there were medical ;ks in playing against Johnson, ho has the virus that causes IDS. IOC President Juan Antonio imaranch has asked the medical >mmission to look into the sue. >f the classics ostess Group -k ially iting Efforts! d n Conference! iS 7pm i5) mately 45 Minutes i throws drop game shooting "We were a totally di rent ball club in the s ond half." Clemson head basket coach Cliff Ellis Persistence paid off for Clen in the second half. The Tig pressing defense slowed US driving offense and Clemson fr man center Sharone Wright, sat out the first half with fouls, returned to help the Ti out-rebound the Gamecocks or boards, 18-7. The Gamecocks got only second shots off the offen hoards in the. sprond half "We were a totally different club in the second half," Clemson head basketball cc Cliff Ellis. "I'm pleased with way we fight against a lo adversity." Clemson freshman forward vin Gray stepped in to spur the gers to a 44-41 lead with 9:40 in the game. USC took a 50-48 lead of 8-foot jump shot by English, for the next six minutes Clems powerful press shut down Gamecocks. Clemson took a 53-50 lead < 3-point play by Wright with left. USC made one more shot, Whitney took his game-win free throws to win the ga 55-52. Clo tn DPApt VJ aiiiwuvi\ By BEN BREAZEALE Sports Editor USC's track team placed ei of 14 teams this past weeken the Barnett Bank Invitatii Track Meet in Gainesville, Fla, The Gamecocks' competitio: eluded Tennessee, Georgia, C son, Florida State, Miami Florida. The men's next meet is S; day, Feb. 7 when they travc George Mason in Virginia. Although track-powerhc Florida dominated the meet, Gamecocks p By TIM THORSEN Staff Writer A second team USA Today American gave a verbal con ment Friday to play footbal USC next year. The commitment of M< Means, a wide-receiver from ion High School, is an additic a recruiting class that has air been hailed as one of the nat best by Texas recruiting an Max Emfinger. Emfinger considers the G; ??- -Ittr !?bk" Jsflft 'vflI WMwr M r BUY 1 LIZi ? CORNELL 5 buy ONE meal ar 0 (D? 1 > L?? Lady Gam in Arkansa By SEAN RYAN Staff Writer Win number 350 for Lady Gamecock basketball coach Nancy ffg- Wilson will have to wait at leas one more day, as her USC squac fell to Arkansas 58-51 Saturday. The game was played in front oi ball 4,067 fans at Barnhill Arena ir Fayetteville, Ark. USC will play Georgia Southern at home today as ,Qnn the team tries to improve on its 9-11 record. ;C's USC traveled to Arkansas, hop esh- 'n8 10 stay out ?f ihe SEC cellar who Cold shooting and turnovers, howtw0 ever, aided in the Lady Razorbacks apr<; win. USC shot only 37 percen t ^ from the field, while commiting 25 turnovers. four Arkansas prevented Lady Game sjve cock senior center Marsha Williams from ever getting on track ball mac^e Just ^ve of 12 shots said against a defense that fronted hei h and often doubled up on her. ^ Williams finished the contesi t with 13 points, 10 below hei average. ^ USC led at halftime 28-27, bui > the Lady Razorbacks had a 20-5 left run 10 start seconc* ^alf. ^SC did not score for five minutes durf ing the Arkansas rampage, and . with 10:31 lef-t to play, USC sl trailed 48-32. ^ The Lady Gamecocks had a late run when sophomore forward jff a Wendy Moss hit a 3-point jump shot to cut the Arkansas lead tc and ^'ve' nine Arkansas freshman forward Steme phanie Bloomer grabbed a missed fma tKrA\u onH n loir nr iiivv lihww aiiva \ju a iaj-u^ track team pi; eral strong individual performances were turned in by the Gamecocks. ~TT Sophomore Ron Willis was ^ at again the highest placer for the anal Gamecocks. Willis won the 35-lb. weight throw with a toss of 58-.5, n and placed eighth in the shot put lem- w't'1 a ^row 51-6.5. ancj Senior David Arnold, 400-meter dash All-American, placed fifth for atur- South Carolina in the 55-meter lQ hurdles with a time of 7.55 seconds. >use The men had several good sev- sh'owings in the men's distance ick up All-Americ cocks to be in the midst of one of its best recruiting classes in All- history. imit- Means, who stands 6-foot-4 and 1 for weighs 185 pounds, caught 52 passes for 12 touchdqwns and -,nty amassed 1,095 yards as a junior. In Un- his senior season, Means made 57 >n to receptions for 1,128 yards and 13 eady touchdowns. Means also picked off ion's n'ne passes while playing defenalyst s've back. The triple-sport athlete said the ame- fact that USC also will allow him J ONE. GET ONE Please bring this coupon tc ARD'S THICKET, 921 SUMTER I ARMS BUILDING (across from id get SECOND meal of equal o >es not include beverages or d FFER GOOD EVERY DAY 4PMOR EAT-IN ONLY. NO CARRY ( ecocks lose s match-up /{ Jm Bk 1 m i m Mi gtU i a ; Wilson f really good run for us." ) Arkansas was led by junior guard Angela Davis, who scored " l 2 points in only 22 minutes of play. Bloomer added 10 points and six rebounds. ? In other action, Wilson inched r closer to her 350-game milestone Thursday when USC netted a vict tory over the Lady Monarchs from r Old Dominion, 64-51. Before the Lady Gamecocks left t for Arkansas, they defeated ODU, 1 who entered at 11-5. USC led 24-23 in a slow-paced first half, in which ODU shot 31 percent, while I USC shot 29 percent. ODU looked to be in prime shape when Williams was charged ' with her third foul at the 17:49 I mark in the second half. Timmons ? and sophomore guard Nikki Bass, ? however, led a 16-1 run that included an incredible 23-foot bomb from Timmons. The guard- led 1 charge gave USC its biggest lead > of 14 at 42-28. aces eighth running. Sophomore Adrian Bonner placed eighth in the 800-meter run in 1:54.28. Sophomore Tom Cronin placed seventh in the milerun in 4:10.03. In the 5000-meter run, Keith Gorski and Paul Laymon placed fourth and seventh with times of 14:40.52 and 14:53.80, respectively. Other impressive finishes from USC included Marcus Sutton's second place finish in the triple jump and Rickie Kerne's finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.07 seconds. :an in Union to play baseball figured into his decision. So much so, that he said he might not even play football. Means hit better than .500 for Union last season in baseball, and he was the leading scorer on Union's basketball team, averaging 16 points a game. Means chose the Gamecocks over Glemson, because "I like the coaches, the players, and it will seem like playing in my own back yard," he told The State newspaper I? I _ 'km^ggj FREE! | STREET ft HORSESHOE) g r lesser value FREE! g asserts) Z! 10PM 3 UTS. J